Vote: Do You Feel Dustin Johnson Caused His Ball To Move?

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The tape:

 

 

The simple poll question that we will discuss on Morning Drive at 8:10 am ET:

DDo you feel Dustin Johnson caused his ball to move?
 
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A Few Shane Lowry Reads Before The U.S. Open Final Round

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Before his 3:30 pm ET tee time with Andrew Landry (!), Shane Lowry probably needs some introduction before he attempts to win the U.S. Open at Oakmont.

Here is Doug Ferguson's game story on the conclusion of round three that saw Lowry open up a three stroke lead.

Ryan Herrington on Lowry prior to the restart and how much the stoppage helped the Irishman.

Brian Keogh of the Irish Golf Desk has covered the former Irish Open winner (as an amateur) and covers Lowry's self-called penalty. USGA researchers are trying to determine if it is historic first should Lowry go on to win.

In the morning he banked some crucial karma when he called a penalty shot on himself on his seventh hole, the par-three, 16th and did well just to make bogey and slip back to two over for the day.

“I addressed the ball, and the ball moved back,” he said. “I had to penalise myself. It’s very frustrating in a tournament like that.

“I actually holed a great eight-footer for a bogey on that hole. I think, if I had missed that, it would have been difficult to get back from there.”

Alex Miceli has post-restart quotes from Lowry, who says he would have been happy with four pars.

The pairing with unknown Landry will be interesting, and Rex Hoggard says the blue collar showdown is fitting in Pittsburgh.

Kyle Porter with various notes on Lowry including the records of those with a four-stroke-or-more lead.

Lowry's clutch 18th hole par putt:

 

 

MLB Takes Priority! Fox Sends U.S. Open Coverage Back To FS1

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After an incredibly taxing and downright heroic 11.5 hours straight of bonus-infused coverage on Fox Sports 1 and Fox, the network sent the final 49 minutes of third round coverage back to its less-visible cable channel.

The conflict?

The network's Major League Baseball game of the week pre-game show prior to featuring Cubs-Pirates in much of the country. In the New York market, it was the Mets vs. the lowly Braves.

Given that golf fans are used to majors staying on network TV through the completion of play, the Twitter outrage over the Fox network broadcast of a major championship shifting to a network seen in fewer homes was swift and directed at the USGA.

 

 

 

 

U.S. Opens To Oakmont (2025) & Shinnecock (2026)

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President Trump will wrapping up his second term the next time we return to Oakmont, while President Kanye will be in the White House when Shinnecock Hills hosts again in 2026.

My report at GolfDigest.com.

As for why the USGA is locking Shinnecock Hills in even when we still are two years away from their next hosting gig, your guess is as good as mine. Then again, it's one of those venues few are offended to see as often as possible.